Alison Motluk

Children make music in the old fashioned way

Science : When half a brain is better than one

Ivory towers must invest in teachers

Lab sell-off could cost millions

If you want to get ahead, get a science degree

That's the way the money goes

Earth

Lead blights the future of Africa's children

Government does U-turn over genetics watchdog

Industry cash backs Foresight

And then there was one: In 1993, the government considered and rejected the idea of a single research council. Is it now introducing one by stealth?

Industry 'not consulted' on cash for labs

Why English is hard on the brain